Jose P. Martinez
100 years Later
As You Wander Across Texas
A truism about history is that the winner writes it. And if there is no winner, we create one, because we must always have a protagonist.
Sometimes I Think There is a “P” Written On my Forehead
I think that most of us hate repetition, especially when it is the same thing over and over again.
Columbus
History Repeats Itself.
The Story of Mexican North Texas
The first Mexicans to come to North Texas were Rialeros, men that worked on the railroad installing the tracks. Along the way, the railroads would leave a section gang to maintain the railroad.
The Name of the Game
A beauty salon owner decided to open the shop in violation of county directive to remain closed until safe to open.
A World Without Grandparents
The opening of the economy has begun.
Que Sera, Sera
Trump’s advice that people should inject themselves with disinfectant is reminiscent of the Wild Wild West when quack doctors were going around selling sarsaparilla and snake oil as cures for all medical ailments.
The Phoenix
Lies. Lies. Lies.
Visiting the First Mexican Settlers in North Texas: Strawn and Lyra
The Strawn cemetery has many headstones written in Mexican Spanish. The feeling of love and pain is palpable on the writing of those headstones